EXHIBITS

2017

March 20-April 14: Join us at the University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library (showcased on the first floor east wall) for a PhotoVoice retrospective of images and stories from 2014-2016. All are welcome to a meet n’ greet the artists and mentors on Thursday, April 6, 12:00-1:30pm.

September 15-October 19 / A new PhotoVoice: Untold Minds will be showcased at the Santa Fe Community Gallery as part of our 5th annual inside]out Art Exhibition Please join us at the gallery for our Opening Night on September 15, 5-7pm.

2014-2016

PhotoVoice: Untold Minds has been a part of the Compassionate Touch Network’s inside]out Art Exhibition held at the James Kelly Contemporary gallery.

In 2014 Compassionate Touch Network adapted a unique visual storytelling model, PhotoVoice, to develop Untold Minds, a dynamic approach to sharing photos, telling stories, and changing communities. At the heart of Untold Minds is the belief in giving voice to the individual and collective experiences of individuals living with serious mental illness.

Since 2015 Untold Minds has engaged a one-on-one mentorship program. Mentors who are involved with photography either professionally or as a hobby guide the artists through the PhotoVoice process, devoting fifteen to twenty hours over the course of two months. The mentorship relationship includes photo field trips and support in photo selection. Each artist participant learns to use their camera to capture images that hold meaning for them. With the assistance of their mentor, they build a narrative that reflects how the photo speaks to their personal story.

The intermingling of images and words communicates something that each of these brave individuals wants to share about themselves. The artists hope that their stories will break through the isolation and stigma they face because they live with mental illness.

COST

PhotoVoice: Untold Minds is available in a limited edition of 7 and is available in two sizes:
$220 / two 12” x 12” panels printed and mounted on aluminum (image and text)
$650 / two 22” x 22” panels printed and mounted on aluminum (image and text)